Pennsylvania contest between U.S. President Donald Trump and Joe Biden too early to call.The Democrat opened a lead of more than 9,853 votes Friday morning over Trump, of more than 6.5 million votes cast — a lead of about 0.15%.
State law dictates that a recount must be held if the margin between the two candidates is less than 0.5%. There are tens of thousands of votes left to count.Additionally, about 85,000 provisional ballots from 56 counties were outstanding.
Those ballots will be counted after officials verify their eligibility to be included. Live, real-time election results as America votes Pennsylvania is among a handful of battleground states Trump and Biden are narrowly contesting as they seek the 270 electoral votes needed to.